Know the differences - what are 1:66 - 1:64 scale models?

1:66 is not a genuine model scale, it is a transposition of the 28mm wargames scale created by Games Workshop, and followed by many manufacturers through scale creepage from 25mm.

1:64 used to be a popular modelling scale, and is also the ratio scale of rail modelling's S-gauge scale, plus of micro-Scalextric slot car racing.

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1:64 – 1:66 Scale Models

These two scales are the largest of the “small scales” before moving into “mid-size scales” with model railway’s O-gauge at 1:48 (39mm wargames scale equivalent).

1:66 is not a genuine model scale, it is a transposition of the 28mm wargames scale created by Games Workshop, and followed by many manufacturers through scale creepage from 25mm. For static-scale purists such as myself, it has been amusing to watch GW creep their own scales upwards, such that many of their supposed 28mm ranges are nicknamed as 32mm scale.

1:64 used to be a popular kit-modelling scale. It is also the ratio scale of railway modelling S-gauge scale, plus of the micro-Scalextric slot car racing system.